Currant Prestige

Medium-ripening variety, developed at the Siberian Institute of Horticulture named after M.A. Lisavensky by crossing the varieties Lepaan Musta and Seyanets Golubki. Authors: Z.S. Zotova, I.P. Kalinina, N.I. Nazaryuk, M.A. Pershina, I.L. Teslya. Included in the state variety testing in 2003.

Tall, semi-spreading bush, well-developed. Growing shoots of medium thickness, straight, paler, hairy, woody—light-brown, slightly hairy. Buds large, egg-shaped, pointed, brown, deviated, single, terminal free.

Leaf five-lobed, medium-sized, light-green, matte, without hairs, wrinkled, venation well-expressed on upper leaves, leathery, blade convex. Leaf apex acute, elongated. Middle lobes are of medium width, with additional protrusions on the middle lobe, lateral lobes directed sideways or slightly upward, angle between their mid-veins obtuse. Basal lobes well-developed, veins directed toward the petiole. Leaf base with a notch formed by overlapping leaf margins. Teeth small, sharp, with clearly defined "claw". Petiole medium length and thickness, hairy, green, slightly colored at edges, deviated almost at right angle.

Flowers medium-sized, cup-shaped, sepals bright pink, not fused, strongly curled, twisted. Stigma level with stamens. Inflorescences medium length, loose, hanging, axis thick, green with slight coloring, curved.

Berries large (1.7–3.3 g), round, black, with medium seed count, medium skin, dry detachment, tart-sweet taste (4.5 points), universal use. Simultaneous ripening, good transportability. Peduncle medium, green, calyx closed. Chemical composition: dry matter—13.4–14.3%, sugar sum—7.5–8.0%, titratable acidity—2.1–3.2%, ascorbic acid—72.7–104.0 mg/100 g, pectin substances (on fresh weight)—2.3%.

Cold-resistant, drought-tolerant, self-fertile, early-bearing, highly resistant to powdery mildew, rust, gall mite, and bud mite, average yield 10.1 t/ha (3.0 kg/plant), maximum—13.3 t/ha.

Advantages of the variety: self-fertility, early-bearing, high yield, large berry size, high resistance to powdery mildew, rust, gall mite.

Disadvantages of the variety: susceptible to bud mite.